"from a local jeweler; one such prize was a genuine diamond ring. Finally, if a contestant did break the jackpot, he or she got to bowl one more time, and if that was a strike (a ""turkey"") they would receive yet another prize, such as a recliner chair or bicycle. The Los Angeles version awarded a portable television set for three consecutive strikes, and a car for four. Each contestant, just before approaching the bowling lane, was instructed to pick a postcard at random out of a large, horizontally mounted container. The name on the card was then read aloud"
"Strike (bowling) A strike is a term used in bowling to indicate that all of the pins have been knocked down with the first ball of a frame. On a bowling score sheet, a strike is symbolized by an X. When all ten pins are completely knocked down with the first ball (called a strike and typically rendered as an ""X"" on a score sheet), a player is awarded ten points, plus a bonus of whatever is scored with the next two balls. In this way, the points scored for the two balls after the strike are counted twice. Strike"
"Bowling Bowling is a sport or leisure activity in which a player rolls or throws a bowling ball towards a target. It is one of the major forms of throwing sports. In pin bowling variations, the target is usually to knock over pins (10 pins) at the end of a lane. A strike is when all the pins are knocked down on the first roll, whereas a spare is when all the pins are knocked over on the second shot. The maximum score is 300, which is achieved by getting 12 strikes in a row. Three consecutive strikes are known"
"string is often referenced by affixing ""in a row"" to the number of strikes bowled consecutively. Six strikes in a row are sometimes referred to as a ""six pack"" or ""sixer"". Six strikes and nine strikes in a row can also be referred to ""wild turkeys"" and ""golden turkeys"" respectively. Any string of strikes starting in the first frame or ending ""off the sheet"" (where all of a bowler's shots from a certain frame to the end of the game strike) are often referred to as the ""front"" or ""back"" strikes, respectively (e.g. the 'front nine' for strikes in frames"
"rolling three consecutive marks (strikes or spares in any combination, or a larger bonus for three strikes in a row), and for rolling a cumulative score of 400 or higher in the three games, or ""strings"", of which each match consisted. The highest series achieved in the history of the show was a 500-triple by Paul Berger, in 1992. The bowler was given an additional cash prize for reaching 500. For most of the year, this competition was restricted to men only, with a few weeks devoted to matches for women only; other televised matches were also held, involving mixed"
"The expression ""Three strikes and you are out"" is derived from baseball, where a batter against whom three strikes are recorded strikes out. The practice of imposing longer prison sentences on repeat offenders (versus first-time offenders who commit the same crime) is nothing new, as judges often take into consideration prior offenses when sentencing. However, there is a more recent history of mandatory prison sentences for repeat offenders. For example, New York State had a long-standing ""Persistent Felony Offender"" law dating back to the early 20th century (partially ruled unconstitutional in 2010, but reaffirmed ""en banc"" shortly after). But such"
"900 series (bowling) A 900 series refers to three consecutive perfect games bowled by an individual bowler. A 300 is a perfect score in one game, thus a player's score would be 900 in a series of three consecutive games (the typical number of games in a single league session). To achieve the feat, a bowler would have to bowl 36 consecutive strikes. To date, 33 individuals have bowled a total of 34 certified 900 series (that is, 900s that have been officially recognized by the United States Bowling Congress, the sport's national governing body in the United States). The"
"of strikes for an out was changed to four, but it was promptly changed back to three the next season. A swinging strikeout is often called a ""whiff"", while a batter who is struck out by a fastball is often said to have been ""blown away"". A batter who strikes out on a swung third strike is said to have ""fanned"" (as in a fanning motion), whereas if he takes a called third strike it is called a ""punchout"" (describing the plate umpire's dramatic punching motion on a called third strike). However, sometimes these words are used as general synonyms"
"Hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a positive feat three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three. The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson's taking three wickets with three consecutive deliveries. Fans held a collection for Stephenson, and presented him with a hat bought with the proceeds. The term was used in print for the first time in 1865. The term was eventually adopted by many other sports including hockey, association football, water polo, and team handball. A hat-trick occurs in association football when a"
"If a ball ruled as a foul tip is caught, with two strikes in the count, it is considered a counted third strike and an out; if not initially caught by the catcher, it remains a foul ball with two strikes. When three strikes occur on a batter, it is a ""strikeout"" and the batter is automatically out unless the pitch is not caught by the catcher or if the pitch bounces before it is caught. It is then ruled an uncaught third strike, an exception to the third strike rule: If the catcher drops the third strike, the batter"
"two for strikes, since this is the maximum number of each that can be achieved before the plate appearance ends (such as with a strikeout, walk or hit). Many scoreboards still use light bulbs for this purpose, and thus a 3-2 count means all the bulbs are fully lit up. The alternative or variant term ""full house"" is likely to have been influenced by the poker term for a hand with three of a kind and a pair. Another strike against the batter will result in a strikeout, while another ball will result in a walk. However, a batter may"
"""strike"". If all the pins are knocked down in two rolls, the bowler has made a ""spare"". If all the pins are knocked down in three rolls, it is scored as a ""ten"", as in candlepins, with no bonus. If pins are still standing after the third ball, the bowler gets one point for each pin knocked down. In the case of a strike, the bowler gets 10 points plus the total number of pins knocked down with the next two balls rolled, for a maximum of 30 points. In the case of a spare, the bowler gets 10 points"
"Carlos Beltrán was caught looking at strike 3 to end the 2006 NLCS, and the season, for the New York Mets. Sports commentators have also been known to refer to it as ""browsing"" if the batter did not move his bat at all. A pitcher is said to ""strike out the side"" when he retires all three batters in a half-inning by striking them out. This term is also used when all three outs were caused by strike outs, regardless of how other batters in the inning fared. If a pitcher strikes out three batters on nine pitches, he is"
"a strike ""if any part of the ball passes through any part of the strike zone."" A batter who accumulates three strikes in a single batting appearance has struck out and is ruled out (with the exception of an uncaught third strike); a batter who accumulates four balls in a single appearance has drawn a base on balls (or ""walk"") and is awarded advancement to first base. In very early iterations of the rules during the 19th century, it took up to 9 balls for a batter to earn a walk; however, to make up for this, the batter could"
"frame scoring game, 10 strikes in a row means perfect game. In five-pin bowling, the highest possible score is 450, as a strike is worth 15 pins. It is rare to bowl or witness one. The Canadian Five Pin Bowlers Association approves from 10 to 40 perfect games per year. Before a is recognized by the certifying body of the league or tournament, a series of tests are conducted by the local or regional bowling association. First, the bowler and league (or tournament) must be in good standing with the organization. In earlier years, the bowling ball(s) used in the"
"game in the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins. A hat-trick occurs in cricket when a bowler dismisses three batsmen with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In some countries, especially Australia, four wickets in four balls is sometimes referred to as a double hat-trick on the basis that there are"
"batter does not swing at a pitch that the umpire then calls strike three) is often scored with a backward K, and sometimes as a K-L, CK, or Kc (the 'c' for 'called' strike). Despite the scorekeeping custom of using ""K"" for strikeout, ""SO"" is the official abbreviation used by Major League Baseball. ""K"" is still commonly used by fans and enthusiasts for purposes other than official record-keeping. One baseball ritual involves fans attaching a succession of small ""K"" signs to the nearest railing, one added for every strikeout notched by the home team's pitcher, following a tradition started by"
"Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter racks up three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is denoted by K. A strikeout looking is denoted by a ꓘ. Although a strikeout suggests that the pitcher dominated the batter, the free-swinging style that generates home runs also leaves batters susceptible to striking out. Some of the greatest home run hitters of all time — such as Alex Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson, and Sammy Sosa — were notorious"
"the uncaught third strike rule, it is possible for a pitcher to register more than three strikeouts in an inning. Numerous pitchers have recorded more than three strikeouts in an inning in a Major League Baseball game, though no five-strikeout innings have ever occurred. In Little League, in the Tee-Ball and Minor League divisions, the batter is out after the third strike regardless of whether the pitched ball is caught cleanly by the catcher. In Little League (or the Major Division), Junior, Senior, and Big League divisions, a batter may attempt to advance to first base on an uncaught third"
"Warwickshire at Edgbaston in 2014 (all off SG Smith), and Marcus Trescothick for Somerset against Notts in 2018 at Trent Bridge (all off Craig Overton). Interestingly, Trescothick - though more famous as a batsman and only an occasional bowler - has also taken a hat-trick as a bowler, in 1995 against the Young Australians. A hat-trick in darts is a score of three consecutive bullseyes, also known as the ""Alan Evans Shot"", after Alan Evans scored three bulleyes during a match on numerous occasions. In field hockey and ice hockey, a hat trick occurs when a player scores three goals"
"for striking out. A pitched ball is ruled a ""ball"" by the umpire if the batter did not swing at it and, in that umpire's judgement, it does not pass through the strike zone. Any pitch at which the batter swings unsuccessfully or, that in that umpire's judgement passes through the strike zone, is ruled a ""strike"". Each ball and strike affects the count, which is incremented for each pitched ball with the exception of a foul ball on any count with two strikes. That is, a third strike may only occur by the batter swinging and missing at a"
"one and three pins. There are countless ways a bowler can achieve a strike. However, the goal for a bowler on every first ball is to achieve a strike using the method that generates the highest strike percentage. A ""perfect strike"" is a strike where the ball hits only four pins: the one, three, five and nine pins. The ball enters the one-three pocket, and then falls into the pit area to the right of where the eight pin previously stood. A stroker is a type of player in ten-pin bowling who releases his or her bowling ball in a"
"with more than one bowler, as is common, every bowler will take their frame in a predetermined order before the next frame begins. If a bowler is able to knock down all ten pins with the first ball, they are awarded a strike. If the bowler is able to knock down all 10 pins with the two balls of a frame, it is known as a spare. Bonus pins are awarded for both of these, depending on what is scored in the next two balls (for a strike) or one ball (for a spare). The bowler is allowed to throw"
"player bowls over three pins with the first shot, then six with the second, the player would receive a total of nine pins for that frame. If a player knocks down nine pins with the first shot, but misses with the second, the player would also score nine. When a player fails to knock down all ten pins after their second ball it is known as an open frame. In the event that all ten pins are knocked over by a player in a single frame, bonuses are awarded. Two consecutive strikes are referred to as a ""double strike"" or"
"Bowl-out A bowl-out (sometimes termed a bowl-off) is used in various forms of limited overs cricket to decide a match that would otherwise end in a tie. The procedure is similar to a penalty shootout in football. Five bowlers from each side deliver one or two balls each at an unguarded wicket (three stumps). If each team has hit the same number of wickets after the first five bowlers per side, the bowling continues and is decided by sudden death. A bowl-out was first used in the NatWest Trophy in June 1991 in a match between Derbyshire and Minor County"
"Hitting for the cycle In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a ""natural cycle"". Cycles are rare in Major League Baseball (MLB), having occurred only 324 times, starting with Curry Foley in 1882. The most recent example was accomplished by Brock Holt of the Boston Red Sox on October 8, 2018, against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Division Series; it was the first cycle in"
"Hitting for the cycle In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a ""natural cycle"". Cycles are rare in Major League Baseball (MLB), having occurred only 324 times, starting with Curry Foley in 1882. The most recent example was accomplished by Brock Holt of the Boston Red Sox on October 8, 2018, against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Division Series; it was the first cycle in"
"Triple (baseball) In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. A triple is sometimes called a ""three-bagger"" or ""three-base hit"". For statistical and scorekeeping purposes it is denoted by 3B. Triples have become somewhat rare in Major League Baseball. It often requires a ball hit to a distant part of the field, or the ball taking an unusual bounce in the outfield. It also usually requires that the batter hit"
"those who played early in Major League Baseball history, generally in the dead-ball era. A walk-off triple (one that ends a game) occurs very infrequently. For example, the 2016 MLB season saw only three walk-off triples, excluding one play that was actually a triple plus an error. Triple (baseball) In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. A triple is sometimes called a ""three-bagger"" or ""three-base hit"". For statistical and"
"the players. In particular, if the ball is hit and the players attempt a run, then the umpire behind the stumps will generally retreat to the side, in case the fielding side attempts a ""run out"" at that end. At the end of each over, the two umpires will exchange roles. Because the bowlers end alternates between overs, this means they only move a short distance. For certain decisions during a match, the on-field umpire may refer to the Third Umpire if there is one appointed, who has access to television replays. The Third Umpire is most often used in"
"of a three-game series between all-star teams from Brooklyn and New York City, held on September 10, 1858, in Long Island. During the game, which the New York City all-stars won 29–18, Adams became the first umpire to use a new rule allowing for a strike to be called against a batter who did not swing at a pitch in the strike zone. Previously, strikes were only called when a batter swung at a pitch and missed. Three batters were ruled out on strikes called by Adams in the game. Otherwise, the called strike rule was not applied often in"
"may get strikes, spares, or gutter balls. If you hit the bowling alley during normal play, you will light up the light in front of the 3-secitoned alley. Once you have lit all three sections, you will complete one word of ""Yabba-Dabba-Doo"" (Yabba, Dabba, and Doo). Once all three sections of the phrase are completed, you will receive a bowling power-up. This bowling power-up will let you get strikes on all shots after achieving it. If you get three strikes in a row (this is easy when you have a bowling power-up), then you will go into a mode called"
"by rolling 12 consecutive strikes against a handicap bowler who may score a perfect game score and in some case over a perfect game score without actually bowling a perfect game ""(A perfect game is achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a single game: one strike in each of the first nine frames, and three more in the tenth frame. Because a strike counts as ten pins plus any pinfall in the next two balls, 30 points are possible in a given frame)"". Since its concentration on handicap tournaments, PBCI has failed to present any long term"